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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 14, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 16 (LMCD REPORT - ANDREW MCDERMOTT, REPRESENTATIVE, Continued) McMillan noted the water was at an all-time high in May of this year and that the wetlands are also dry. McDermott commented that they are also anticipating a low water level emergency in the spring, which may necessitate people placing their docks out further. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS - DENISE LESKINEN, REPRESENTATIVE Leskinen stated she had nothing to report but would be available for questions. PUBLIC COMMENTS Dennis Walsh, 1354 Rest Point Road, stated he wanted to reinforce an issue that is going on in his neighborhood and was appearing because of the neighborhood, not because of the neighbors on either side of the person causing the problems, Jay Nygard. The neighbors can hear the windmill, the screaming and yelling, and smell the pot smoking when walking down the alleyway. In the past there have been a lot of violence issues and the police have been called a number of times. He stated this is a neighborhood issue, and didn’t know if the Council could do anything. He added that there are other issues such as the windmill and the curb along the street that Nygard installed, even though he was told not to, which have exacerbated the situation. Mr. Nygard also yells out loudly that nobody can mess with him because he's Jay Nygard. Walsh noted some of the neighbors have concerns regarding their safety. In one instance the police were called and the neighbors were told to just try to get along. Walsh indicated this is not an individual you can get along with, you either do what he wants and what he says or you are the enemy. Walsh noted Orono residents pay twice as much in property taxes to have a police department and he wants to be sure Orono has a responsive police force. In some instances calls do not get returned that aren’t real positive. He compared those staff positions to being in farming where 80% of the work is fun and 20% isn’t, but the 20% must also be done. Walsh stated some of these issues need to be resolved so it’s not exacerbating the neighborhood situation where an individual thinks they can do whatever they want regardless of what the city says, even if they say no, and they do it and then nothing is done about it. He asked that the neighborhood get a little more attention and thanked Council for their time. PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT 5. 11-3527 JASON AND JODY SMITH, 2690 RAINEY ROAD - VARIANCE Chris Thompson, CT Construction, appeared on behalf of Jason and Jody Smith. Curtis stated the applicants are proposing to construct a two-car garage addition 38 feet from the east side lot line of their property where a 50-foot setback is required. The east side lot line abuts a private road outlot, owned by the homeowners association, with underlying road easements to the City for possible Item #03 - CC Agenda - 11/28/2011 Approval of Council Meeting Minutes 11/14/2011 [Page 2 of 16]